Tournament of Six Nations 2022: In Wales, XV of France tears right to dream in Grand Slam

Winners of the supporters of the Welsh title, Friday, at Cardiff (13-9), the Blues will play Saturday, March 19 a “final” against England.

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They moved, trembled and transpired again. Before breathing, again and again, and exult in the night of Cardiff. Winner of a padlock party, Friday, March 11, in Wales (13-9) – His fourth rank victory in the Six Nations Tournament – France’s XV opens the doors of a great SHELEM who Fuiting since 2010. A victory, Saturday, March 19 (21 hours), Facing England will ensure the coronation of Galthian Fabien’s men.

But this part, “our hardest match of the tournament, through its course,” according to the second line Paul Willemse, did not look like the previous outings of the Blues. At the light habit that enveloped them since the beginning of the competition, the tricolors preferred the heating blue. “It was not the most beautiful match we had played, recognized Captain Antoine Dupont. But you have to know how to win like that too.” A win with Welsh, “a pragmatic team that marks points with crumbs “.

Under the sky finally Clement de Cardiff – the promised rain stopped at the beginning of the evening – the Blues have little granted crumbs to the still tenants, Revanchards and ordinary imperial at home.

Two years ago, their poaching in Welshland (victory 27-23) had held epiphany. “This victory had given an accelerator in the construction of our project,” said Laurent Labit this week, the trainer of the tricolor attack. The Blues had returned from the Capital Welsh convinced that they could beat any opponent, at the end of a meeting played on the ground. A kind preamble to the “game of chess” – the words of the Roman Opener Ntamack – waiting for the French Friday.

At their habit since the fall of 2021 and their victory reference against All Blacks (40-25), the Blues started in a whiff. Aggressive, but in accordance with the rules, and inspired, the teammates of the back Melvyn Jaminet saw quickly in mind, rewarded by a test of the third line François CROS. “But we had trouble chaining after,” conceded Antoine Dupont. A flash, then suffering.

A “better prepared” campaign

“We spent most of the time in our camp to defend, it means that we had to pall more than usual, and it is hard, raised Paul Willemse. But fortunately, I love That! “In an incessant fight rhythmic with wild impacts and the meticulous shots of the opener Dan Biggar – a revisited candlelight dinner for the French rearguard -, the Blues have never been disunited (testify their 93% veneer successed).

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